#19

Wyatt Demps

Wide receiver for Nevada. 2017: 67 catches, 908 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Nevada · #19

6′4″ · 200 lb · Elk Grove, CA

Nevada 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1506 nationally · Signed with Nevada

Statement game9 rec · 124 yds · 3 TDvs Fresno State (FBS) · W 27-22

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Nevada. 2017: 67 catches, 908 receiving yards, 11 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nevada in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Nevada, 1,883 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 110 yds at San Diego State.San Diego State · L 23-422017

20143 games

Signed with Nevada3-star out of Pleasant Grove

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1506 national

CFB

College

Nevada

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

Brian Polian

Nevada

2017

Jay Norvell

Nevada

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Nevada7-6HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning

2015Nevada7-6HC: Brian Polian · Run-heavy

2016Nevada5-7HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning

2017Nevada3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (98th percentile). Strength: long catch (95th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#11 / 539 · 98th pct

Long catch#24 / 539 · 95th pct

Receptions#39 / 539 · 93rd pct

Rec yards#43 / 539 · 92nd pct

908

Yards / catch#258 / 539 · 51st pct

13.6

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.3	78.5	14.4	1.3
Road6g	5.8	72.8	14.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.0	74.0	13.4	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	5.0	78.0	15.6	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Nevada	67	908	13.6	11	--
2016	Nevada	53	686	12.9	9	--
2015	Nevada	27	232	8.6	0	--
2014	Nevada	4	57	14.2	0	--
Career		151	1,883	12.5	20	--

Season	Team
2017	Nevada	--	--	--	28	--
2016	Nevada	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Nevada	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Nevada	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	--	28	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2017

W 23–16

vs UNLV

4 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With T. Gangi — 266 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.9 · 15 rush yds (3 car) · M. Mannix — 7 rec · 109 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-31@ Northwestern	5	51	10.2	1	24
Wk 2	L 24-37vs Toledo	6	95	15.8	0	50
Wk 3	L 28-30vs Idaho State	5	46	9.2	2	21	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 7-45@ Washington State	6	39	6.5	0	12
Wk 5	L 21-41@ Fresno State	10	96	9.6	1	24
Wk 6	W 35-21vs Hawai'i	7	111	15.9	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 7	L 42-44@ Colorado State	3	80	26.7	1	65
Wk 8	L 42-45vs Air Force	3	40	13.3	1	28
Wk 10	L 14-41@ Boise State	6	61	10.2	0	30
Wk 11	W 59-14vs San José State	7	115	16.4	2	43	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 12	L 23-42@ San Diego State	5	110	22.0	0	82
Wk 13	W 23-16vs UNLV	4	64	16.0	1	28
Total		67	908	14.3	11	82

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology